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The 2024 Los Angeles elections will be held on March 5, 2024. Voters will elect candidates in a nonpartisan primary, with runoff elections scheduled for November 5. Seven of the fifteen seats in the City Council will be up for election.
Municipal elections in California are officially nonpartisan; candidates' party affiliations do not appear on the ballot.
City Council
District 2
The incumbent is council president Paul Krekorian, who was re-elected with 66.7% of the vote in 2020. Krekorian is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a fourth term in office.
Candidates
Declared
- Jillian Burgos, member of the North Hollywood neighborhood council[1]
- Adrin Nazarian, former California state assemblyman[2]
- Jon Paul Bird[3]
- Manuel Gonez, TreePeople policy director and husband of Los Angeles Board of Education member Kelly Gonez[3]
- Sam Kbushyan[3]
- Marine Ghandilyan [3]
- Cameron Lancour [3]
- Rudy Melendez, Motion Picture Industry Professional, Member IATSE Local 728 Born x Raised, Los Angeles CA[3]
Withdrew
- Willie Fort [3]
Endorsements
District 4
The incumbent is Nithya Raman, who was elected with 52.9% of the vote in 2020. Raman is eligible to seek re-election to a second term in office.
Candidates
Declared
- Levon Baronian, Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Councilmember and Former NASA Engineer [3]
- Stacey Segarra-Bohlinger [3]
- Nithya Raman, incumbent councilor[3]
- Ethan Weaver, neighborhood prosecutor in the Los Angeles City Attorney's office[5]
Endorsements
- Local officials
- Mitch O'Farrell, former Los Angeles city councilor[1]
District 6
The incumbent is Imelda Padilla, who was elected in 2023 after the resignation of Nury Martinez after the 2022 Los Angeles City Council scandal,. Padilla is running for re-election to a full term in office.
Declared
- Imelda Padilla, incumbent councilor [6]
- Ely De La Cruz Ayao [7]
District 8
The incumbent is Marqueece Harris-Dawson, who was re-elected unopposed in 2020. Harris-Dawson is running for re-election to a third term in office.
Candidates
Declared
- Marqueece Harris-Dawson, incumbent councilor[5]
- Jahan Epps[3]
- Brett Riley[3]
- Cliff Smith[3]
District 10
The incumbent is Heather Hutt, who was appointed to the seat in 2022 after the suspension of Mark Ridley-Thomas. Hutt is running for election to a full term in office.
Candidates
Declared
- Heather Hutt, appointed councilor[5]
- Reggie Jones-Sawyer, California state assemblyman[8]
- Channing Martinez, community organizer and candidate for this district in 2020[9]
- Aura Vasquez, former Los Angeles Department of Water and Power commissioner and candidate for this district in 2020[10]
- Grace Yoo, attorney and runner-up for this district in 2020[9]
- Dennis Comer[3]
- Ron Collins III[3]
- Eddie Anderson community organizer and progressive pastor[3]
Declined
District 12
The incumbent is John Lee, who was re-elected with 50.6% of the vote in 2020. Lee is running for re-election to a third term in office.
Candidates
Declared
- Michael Benedetto, former president of the Granada Hills South neighborhood council[1]
- John Lee, incumbent councilor[5]
- Serena Oberstein [3]
Declined
- Loraine Lundquist, educator and scientist
District 14
The incumbent is Kevin de León, who was elected with 52.6% of the vote in 2020. de León is running for re-election to a second term in office.
Candidates
Declared
- Samir Bitar, member of the Downtown L.A. Neighborhood Council[3]
- Barry Boen, former councilor and mayoral candidate[11]
- Wendy Carrillo, California state assemblywoman for the 52nd district[12]
- Nadine Diaz[3]
- Kevin de León, incumbent councilor[13]
- Genny Guerrero, entrepreneur[3]
- Teresa Hillery, L.A. County Bar Association leader[3]
- Ysabel Jurado, tenants rights attorney[3]
- William Rodriguez Morrison[3]
- Nick Pacheco, former councilor[9]
- Miguel Santiago, California state assemblyman for the 54th district[14]
- Juan Marcos Tirado[3]
- Eduardo "Lalo" Vargas, teacher[10]
Endorsements
- State assemblymembers
- Anthony Rendon, state assemblymember and 70th Speaker of the California State Assembly[15]
- State assemblymembers
- Robert Rivas, state assemblymember and 71st Speaker of the California State Assembly[15]
- Political parties
References
- 1 2 3 "Election Day 2024 Is Just One Year Away".
- ↑ "Nazarian steps out of Assembly race, announces 2024 LA City Council run".
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 https://ethics.lacity.org/elections/
- 1 2 "Mayor Karen Bass Endorses Adrin Nazarian's Bid for L.A. City Council". Asbarez. November 13, 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 "L.A. on the Record: Will Krekorian take the plunge?".
- ↑ https://ethics.lacity.org/elections/
- ↑ https://ethics.lacity.org/elections/
- ↑ "They know the way from Sacramento to L.A."
- 1 2 3 4 "When it comes to L.A.'s police chief, some council members are keeping quiet".
- 1 2 Zahniser, David (April 8, 2023). "L.A. on the Record: With Ridley-Thomas out, what should happen to his district?". Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ "Los Angeles Ethics Commission".
- ↑ "Column: Wendy Carrillo explains why she's running against her former ally, Kevin de León".
- ↑ Carpenter, Susan (September 20, 2023). "Kevin de León announces LA City Council reelection bid". Spectrum News 1. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ↑ "Assemblyman Miguel Santiago Announces Challenge to Councilman Kevin De León". KNBC. April 7, 2023.
- 1 2 3 Mason, Melanie (November 3, 2023). "LA legislator and City Council candidate arrested on DUI charge early Friday". Politico.
- ↑ Jurado, Ysabel [@YsabelJuradoLA] (September 20, 2023). "Honored to have earned @dsa_losangeles's endorsement. Together, we're going to disrupt the status quo that has left too many of us behind, and usher in a new era for CD-14: one that centers the needs of working Angelenos and prioritizes people over profit. ✊🏽 Let's go! ♥️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- 1 2 Woo, Daniel (May 25, 2023). "Socialist Lalo Vargas announces campaign for CD 14 in Los Angeles". Liberation News.
External links
- Official websites for 2nd district candidates
- Official websites for 4th district candidates
- Official websites for 8th district candidates
- Official websites for 10th district candidates
- Official websites for 12th district candidates
- Official websites for 14th district candidates